Critonia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox

Critonia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae of the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3]

The most notable trait that characterizes the genus is the presence of pellucid punctations caused by internal secretory pockets of the leaves - to be seen these must be viewed with a hand lens while holding the leaf up to light in most species of the genus. Most species of Critonia also have smooth opposite leaves, a shrubby habit, unenlarged style bases, relatively few (3-5) flowers per head, and imbricate involucres.[4]

Species

The genus is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.[5] Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
  2. Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts page 490
  3. Tropicos, Critonia P. Browne
  4. King, R. M. and H. Robinson. 1987. The genera of the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 1-581.
  5. Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
  6. Template:Cite iucn
  7. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Taxonbar